1926 in France
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See also: 1925 in France, other events of 1926, 1927 in France.
Events from the year 1926 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 9 May - French navy bombards Damascus because of Druze riots.
- 24 November - The village of Rocquebillier in French Riviera is almost destroyed in a massive hail.
[edit] Arts and Literature
- Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts institutes the Prix Puvis de Chavannes, named after co-founder and first president, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes.
[edit] Sport
- 20 June - Tour de France begins.
- 18 July - Tour de France ends, won by Lucien Buysse of Belgium.
[edit] Births
[edit] January to June
- 17 January - Robert Filliou, artist (d.1987).
- 2 February - Philippe Chatrier, tennis player (d.2000).
- 11 February - Paul Bocuse, chef.
- 19 March - Henri René Guieu, science fiction writer (d.2000).
- 13 April - André Testut, motor racing driver (d.2005).
- 5 June - Claude Berge, mathematician (d.2002).
- 12 June - Jean-Pierre Munch, cyclist (d.1996).
- 26 June - Jérôme Lejeune, paediatrician and geneticist (d.1994).
[edit] July to December
- 14 August - René Goscinny, author, editor and humorist (d.1977).
- 17 August - Jean Poiret, actor, director and screenwriter (d.1992).
- 15 September - Jean-Pierre Serre, mathematician.
- 17 September - Jean-Marie Lustiger, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Paris and Cardinal (d.2007).
- 15 October - Michel Foucault, philosopher, historian, critic and sociologist (d.1984).
- 3 November - Paul Rebeyrolle, painter (d.2005).
- 21 December - Georges Boudarel, academic and Communist militant (d.2003).
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- Pierre Broué, historian and Trotskyist (d.2005).
- Raymond Hains, artist and photographer (d.2005).
- Pierre Villette, composer (d.1998).
[edit] Deaths
- 14 January - René Boylesve, author (b.1867).
- 28 February - Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly, astronomer (b.1842).
- 2 July - Émile Coué, psychologist and pharmacist (b.1857).
- 21 September - Léon Charles Thévenin, telegraph engineer (b.1857).
- 5 December - Claude Monet, painter (b.1840).
[edit] Full date unknown
- Georges Bénédite, Egyptologist (b.1857).
- Jean-Camille Formigé, architect (b.1845).
